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. >> fawlty towers holds up fawlty towers, fawlty towers. >> i hate fawlty towers.> i think emma m >> i think the two ronnies. you remember them, ronald chesney, not ronald. >> oh, it's not funny. >> oh, it's not funny. >> red dwarf was better than red wolf was very good. but blackadder and ben elton and all that sort of stuff. >> and there's still there's still some. there's still some good comedy being made, like fleabag. fleabag is only a few years old. i heard of that. it's hilarious. >> no, it's good. >> no, it's good. >> it's honestly, i haven't seen that as a man. >> brilliant. >> brilliant. >> it is brilliant. >> it is brilliant. >> it is brilliant. >> it was enjoyable. it wasn't funny. >> i watched season one. it wasn't funny exactly. it was. it wasn't funny exactly. it was. it was good drama. >> yeah. phoebe waller—bridge as well. she's brilliant. >> she's brilliant. >> she's brilliant. >> brilliant. and we have the greatest creative minds. i mean, there on this table at the moment of the greatest creative minds in the world, that's what we should celebrat
. >> fawlty towers holds up fawlty towers, fawlty towers. >> i hate fawlty towers.> i think emma m >> i think the two ronnies. you remember them, ronald chesney, not ronald. >> oh, it's not funny. >> oh, it's not funny. >> red dwarf was better than red wolf was very good. but blackadder and ben elton and all that sort of stuff. >> and there's still there's still some. there's still some good comedy being made, like fleabag. fleabag is only a few...
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to get people in the mood. >> hello, fawlty towers , i >> hello, fawlty towers, i cannot wait to workickedly funny. he is a rascal. he is incredibly sharp and witty. absolutely everyone should come and see this . it is everyone should come and see this. it is classic. it's iconic. >> i thought it was funny. >> i thought it was funny. >> anyway . >> anyway. >> anyway. >> that looks fun. i mean, i just love fawlty towers. how much does it actually look? i mean, it looks so much like the real thing. you come in, the set looks exactly like the set. >> the music starts, everybody laughs. there's so much familiarity . but laughs. there's so much familiarity. but i laughs. there's so much familiarity . but i would say familiarity. but i would say there was a kid behind me who was 11 or 12, cackled all the way through, and obviously hasn't seen any show. he said he'd seen some clips on youtube, but so it's a blend of 2 or 3 episodes. >> yes. >> yes. >> so it's hotel inspectors where he gets confused, thinking the wrong person is inspecting his hotel , the wrong person is inspecting his hotel,
to get people in the mood. >> hello, fawlty towers , i >> hello, fawlty towers, i cannot wait to workickedly funny. he is a rascal. he is incredibly sharp and witty. absolutely everyone should come and see this . it is everyone should come and see this. it is classic. it's iconic. >> i thought it was funny. >> i thought it was funny. >> anyway . >> anyway. >> anyway. >> that looks fun. i mean, i just love fawlty towers. how much does it actually...
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so that happened with fawlty towers . it happened with fawlty towers.ith monty python, it happened at itv. it has historically happened that we've had people in charge of our comedy in britain who have not been very good at making comedy, and that's like reflected now in the mainly not very good shows that we get to see. i mean, i think your audience is probably of a of an age where i mean, on bbc two, the most watched shows at the moment are dad's army repeats of dad's army, last of the summer wine, these things are still getting shown. and that's what the kind of thing we tried to make with hapless quick plug tried to make with hapless quick plug and, which is a kind of rising damp thing, but because it's got a jewish character in it, in the lead role, i think the people like the bbc and itv and channel 4 were all like, oh, you know, we can't have a jewish character in a sitcom. and it's like , no, the whole sitcom is like, no, the whole sitcom is about all sorts of other stuff, like going on a driving awareness course and taking it up with the guy fo
so that happened with fawlty towers . it happened with fawlty towers.ith monty python, it happened at itv. it has historically happened that we've had people in charge of our comedy in britain who have not been very good at making comedy, and that's like reflected now in the mainly not very good shows that we get to see. i mean, i think your audience is probably of a of an age where i mean, on bbc two, the most watched shows at the moment are dad's army repeats of dad's army, last of the summer...
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hello, fawlty towers?ight, almost 50 years after his first appearance on television. we'll bejoined by adamjackson—smith, who takes up the lead role in the new stage adaptation. and he gets feedback from the original, tricky! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. parents in london have been urged to vaccinate their children against measles after a rise in cases. it comes as 93 cases of measles were confirmed in london in the latest monthly period — the highest in england, according to the uk health security agency. children can be vaccinated from the age of one, but some health experts say vaccine hesitancy and complacency could be behind the rise. children are coming in needing oxygen because the most common complication is pneumonia. and then some of the very young children have been very unwell with this and requiring supportive care, like intubation and ventilation. in the last outbreak, we had a couple of fatalities in yo
hello, fawlty towers?ight, almost 50 years after his first appearance on television. we'll bejoined by adamjackson—smith, who takes up the lead role in the new stage adaptation. and he gets feedback from the original, tricky! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. parents in london have been urged to vaccinate their children against measles after a rise in cases. it comes as 93 cases of measles were confirmed in...
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they only made 12 half—hour episodes of fawlty towers, leaving audiences wanting more.laret. the play is based on three of the most—loved tv episodes... i'm afraid this is corked. i just uncorked it. didn�*t you see me? ..the hotel inspectors... this is not funny! who won the the bloody war anyway? ? !! ..the germans, and another episode called communication problems. well, may i ask what you were expecting to see out of a torquay hotel bedroom window? sydney opera house, perhaps? the hanging gardens of babylon? herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically? don't be silly. ijust enjoyed your performance very, very much. thank you so much. john cleese isn�*t in it this time, but he�*s written this stage adaptation and has been on hand to offer his help and support to the next generation basil. if you could do itjust a little bit ...better? better? think you could do it better? better? yeah. and funny. of course. so does he mind not performing? people assume it�*s going to be odd, but it isn�*t really. i think in some strange way, i kind of separate myself into sort of perfo
they only made 12 half—hour episodes of fawlty towers, leaving audiences wanting more.laret. the play is based on three of the most—loved tv episodes... i'm afraid this is corked. i just uncorked it. didn�*t you see me? ..the hotel inspectors... this is not funny! who won the the bloody war anyway? ? !! ..the germans, and another episode called communication problems. well, may i ask what you were expecting to see out of a torquay hotel bedroom window? sydney opera house, perhaps? the...
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like i will literally put on your fawlty towers , gavin and your fawlty towers, gavin and stacey, therk. i'm not interested. >> they're not funny. >> they're not funny. >> they're not funny. >> the point of comedy is when i went to set was very , very lucky went to set was very, very lucky enough to go to see fawlty towers of stage play, we went to a matinee and it was full. it was absolutely packed, and they were all age groups in the audience and everyone was laughing. yeah. how often do you get that? and gavin and stacey is coming back for a christmas special. >> bring it on. that christmas special. >> i'm loving fun. >> i'm loving fun. >> but the thing is, i went to the theatre to see micky flanagan, the comedian, and when you get there , they literally you get there, they literally 9°, you get there, they literally go, give us your phone. i was like, oh gosh. and they put it away because they don't want you filming it because they're so scared you're going to film something that maybe they shouldn't say and that you're going to put it on social media. so everyone is just scared n
like i will literally put on your fawlty towers , gavin and your fawlty towers, gavin and stacey, therk. i'm not interested. >> they're not funny. >> they're not funny. >> they're not funny. >> the point of comedy is when i went to set was very , very lucky went to set was very, very lucky enough to go to see fawlty towers of stage play, we went to a matinee and it was full. it was absolutely packed, and they were all age groups in the audience and everyone was laughing....
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we talked a lot on is about the rework for the west end of fawlty towers, don't mention the war, somewe talk to is as well. tie: german ambassador said he and we talk to is as well. ti9 german ambassador said he was a fan of fawlty towers, and when it comes to not mention the war, we don't worry. this is the german ambassador in the uk. he says in germany "we appreciate the perception of the germans. it is the british to get uptight about it. the brits need to love it a bit more." i’m uptight about it. the brits need to love it a bit more."— love it a bit more." i'm not sure how much _ love it a bit more." i'm not sure how much of— love it a bit more." i'm not sure how much of that _ love it a bit more." i'm not sure how much of that particular- love it a bit more." i'm not sure l how much of that particular scene love it a bit more." i'm not sure - how much of that particular scene is in the new production. —— laugh at it a bit more. certain things have been left out. i’m it a bit more. certain things have been left out.— it a bit more. certain things have been left out. i'm not joan
we talked a lot on is about the rework for the west end of fawlty towers, don't mention the war, somewe talk to is as well. tie: german ambassador said he and we talk to is as well. ti9 german ambassador said he was a fan of fawlty towers, and when it comes to not mention the war, we don't worry. this is the german ambassador in the uk. he says in germany "we appreciate the perception of the germans. it is the british to get uptight about it. the brits need to love it a bit more."...
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>> the actress prunella scales, sybil fawlty in the great fawlty towers.aking she's recorded a piece , playing queen victoria piece, playing queen victoria for the edinburgh festival this summer . and faced with an summer. and faced with an enormously debilitating disease, a disease . i think she's an a disease. i think she's an inspiration to us all and still a great actor. >> great nomination. >> great nomination. >> suzanne, it's sirjim >> suzanne, it's sir jim ratcliffe, not just because he's a successful entrepreneur and a great advocate for british industry, but because he's an a written an article in the telegraph today calling the government's ban on petrol car sales by 2035 barmy, which is exactly what it is. i think they're fine for short trips, but there's no infrastructure, no guarantee you'll be able to charge your car. they're too expensive to buy and you can't give them away second hand. >> okay, i think what prunella is doing is admirable. she's. she's an inspiration and a great star. but i'm going to go with sir jim ratcliffe because sirji
>> the actress prunella scales, sybil fawlty in the great fawlty towers.aking she's recorded a piece , playing queen victoria piece, playing queen victoria for the edinburgh festival this summer . and faced with an summer. and faced with an enormously debilitating disease, a disease . i think she's an a disease. i think she's an inspiration to us all and still a great actor. >> great nomination. >> great nomination. >> suzanne, it's sirjim >> suzanne, it's sir jim...
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towers.know that. come on. and susan says it's true the germans do not have a sense of humour. they still haven't got over the fact that they lost twice. well it's going to be interesting to see what does actually happen at the euros and whether or not there are going to be significant police intervention , significant police intervention, because at that point we shall see. let me know all your thoughts. so on all the stories we've been discussing today by visiting gbnews.com forward slash york, join the conversation there or message me on our socials. we're @gbnews now. you're with me, darren grimes on gb news saturday. lots more coming up. it's been revealed that the weakest links anne robinson is dating the queen's ex husband, andrew parker bowles. the queen consort's ex—husband, andrew parker bowles can you believe it? we'll bring you the latest on the new queen of mean. all of that and more to come. you're with gb news, britain's news channel. >> we are proud to be gb news the people's
towers.know that. come on. and susan says it's true the germans do not have a sense of humour. they still haven't got over the fact that they lost twice. well it's going to be interesting to see what does actually happen at the euros and whether or not there are going to be significant police intervention , significant police intervention, because at that point we shall see. let me know all your thoughts. so on all the stories we've been discussing today by visiting gbnews.com forward slash...
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all that, plus comedy legend john cleese tells us about the new stage show version of fawlty towers. will take the declaration of office and will also commit to keeping london at the "forefront of climate action". rail passengers are being warned to check before they travel as strike action is affecting a number of services this morning. drivers from the aslef union are walking out in a row over pay and conditions with rail companies warning there will be very limited services today. work to dig up the pitch at bromley football club's stadium starts this morning after the team's promotion to the english football league. according to efl rules, teams must play on grass, so the artificial turf at the hayes lane stadium needs to be replaced. but the chairman says it won't be going to waste. it's not about rolling that up and laying the grass. that artificial surface is used full—time through the week across our community. so we have a piece of land behind the football ground, which we will now lay the artificial surface on there — so that we still give the access to the community — and
all that, plus comedy legend john cleese tells us about the new stage show version of fawlty towers. will take the declaration of office and will also commit to keeping london at the "forefront of climate action". rail passengers are being warned to check before they travel as strike action is affecting a number of services this morning. drivers from the aslef union are walking out in a row over pay and conditions with rail companies warning there will be very limited services today....